Environmental Biotechnology Network

Webinar Outcomes: “Aerobic Granules in Wastewater Treatment – Combining Novel Molecular Techniques and Technologies for Environmental Biotech”

SYNOPSIS (Webinar video available to watch here) The new EBNet Webinar series is designed to replace our annual Research Colloquium with top-quality, specialist webinars on a range of EB topics. Leading the series, with a look at “Aerobic Granules in Wastewater Treatment – Combining Novel Molecular Techniques and Technologies for …

EBNet Webinar: “Organohalide Bioremediation – Current Approaches in Environmental Biotech”

Tuesday, 12th January 2021 at 09:00am – 10:30am. This event is now over. Summary here. The webinar recording can be accessed here. This event is FREE-TO-MEMBERS. Register through Eventbrite here. Non-members are welcome – join the Network for free prior to registration.. In place of our Research Colloquium 2021, EBNet …

National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC) Events

Many of the microbial consortia utilised in environmental biotechnology for environmental protection, bioremediation and resource recovery are a subset of a larger biofilm community. Visit NBIC News and Events and Noticeboard for their latest activities. DON’T MISS: NBIC Software Carpentry workshop (Python) organised by the Software Sustainability Institute, teaching writing, …

CIWEM Events

The Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) holds events and courses which may be of interest to EBNet members. Selected current events include: Flood and Coast 2020: Digital sessions continue throughout the remainder of this year and into 2021. Fabricated Soils (FABSoil) Project Webinar, 8 Dec 20, 5:30-6:30 …

EBNet Webinar: “Sustainable Biological Removal of N and P – Advances and Challenges for Environmental Biotech”

Tuesday, 1st December 2020 at 12:00pm – 1:30pm. This event is now over. Summary here. The webinar recording can be accessed here. In place of our Research Colloquium 2021, EBNet is hosting a series of specialist webinars to support knowledge exchange amongst members. Featuring presentations from: Juhani Kostiainen, Plantwork Systems …

Yorkshire as a national focus for innovation in food manufacturing sustainability

Webinar, 12th November 2020 Join BioVale for this free workshop to  discuss opportunities for added value from food manufacturing side streams and co-products in Yorkshire. This event will bring together: food manufacturers with technology providers and researchers who can add value to those products. The webinar will be followed by …

EBNet at the World Biogas Summit 2020

Prof Sonia Heaven joined a line-up of speakers from New Zealand, Ireland, Canada and the UK to speak on “Balancing H2 input to anaerobic digesters to maximise methane production”. This work, carried out with Bing Tao, Yue Zhang, Charles Banks and others is outlined in more detail in the Environmental …

EBNet Webinar: “Biosensors and Environmental Monitoring – New Developments in Environmental Biotech”

Tuesday, 17th November 2020 at 12:00pm – 1:30pm This event is now over. If you’d like to learn more about the session, view the summary here or watch Dr Zhugen Yang’s talk here. (Prof Kasprzyk-Hordern’s talk has been embargoed to non-attendees). In place of our Research Colloquium 2021, EBNet is …

OCTOBER 20 Funding Roundup

EPSRC Engineering Early Career ForumEPSRC is seeking applications from Early Career industrialists, academics, and from individuals working in the third sector and government organisations to join the Engineering Early Career Forum.Deadline: 19 October 2020 2020 BBSRC-NSF/BIO Lead Agency OpportunityDeadline (Intention to submit): 21 October 2020 CIWEM: The Margetts Bursary 23 …

OCTOBER 20 Events Roundup

HVB webinar: Discovery, development and production of high value bio-based products 20-21 October 2020 (Zoom) CIWEM: 25 years of biological phosphorus removal in Severn Trent21 October 2020, online NICOLE Virtual Autumn 2020 Workshop21-23 October 2020 Worldwide Universities Network: Early Career Researcher (ECR) International Network Development Program – inaugural event28 October …